What's the worry?: Recent Episodes
Ryan Paul Stevenson
What's the worry is back with a series that aims to motivate and inspire you to achieve your goals and become more in tune with your spiritual self. With a line of guests ranging from motivational speakers, high achievers, authors of books on mental health, and individuals that have recovered from mental health issues, Ryan and his guests seek to help you put your worries to one side, and drive your life in the right direction.
To celebrate episode 25 of What's the worry, Ryan investigates the power of good deeds and a lesson that he has learnt on the practice of reciprocity. Reflecting on a recent visit to a former ghost town turned hippy paradise, and to a lightbulb conclusion to a self-experiment, Ryan gives his take on the black lives matter movement before explaining his connection to a higher power. Filling in the gaps are some fantastic performances from up-and-coming artists.
Ryan is joined by Anthony Beattie, founder of Treehouse in Cantabria, Spain. Treehouse encourages youngsters to connect with the outdoors, through bushcraft, hiking, crafting, survival and many more creative activities. With the world recovering from a house-bound lockdown, now is more important than ever for our children to get outdoors and connect with nature. Anthony explains how his students achieve language acquisition through the great outdoors. Find out about how you can help the cause.
Ryan is joined by Matthew Hamer, a contestant on the very first series of SAS: Who Dares Wins. The show attempts to recreate the SAS's secret selection process, putting contestants through the ultimate physical and mental test. Matt talks about his experiences on the show and what it has taught him about himself.
Ryan is joined by Florence Cross, the UK's youngest qualified yoga teacher. Flo talks about how she developed her passion for yoga, touching on some of the benefits it can have and advice for beginners. This week is Mental Health Awareness week; how about trying some simple yoga positions to relieve some lockdown stress?
Ryan is joined by Sam McRoy to dicuss her recovery from anorexia. Sam goes deep on her emotional trauma with the aim to remove any stigma that exists over eating disorders, and to help people that are currently going through a similar dark path.
Ryan is joined by Tom Johnson to discuss the extent to which everybody has a great idea within them. With the help of topical books, the gents share their insights into how to train your idea muscle; and discuss how people often find conventional career paths uninspiring, leading to feelings of dissatisfaction and worthlessness.
Ryan is joined by Astrid Veld, a freelancer that lives the life of a digital nomad. As more and more people have experienced working remotely, maybe it is time you started to consider a life working and travelling with just your laptop. Astrid explains how she is able to live her best life, right from the comfort of, well, anywhere in the world!
Ryan is joined by South African actress, Ashleigh Van Der Hoven, as she explains what it means to be spiritual and describes how she is able to reach into her higher power. A great self-improvement and wellness episode, with visionary ideas that are used by some of the most successful people in the world.
Ryan is joined by Mark Howley, author of a book focusing on mental health. Mark reflects on his motivations for writing the book, noting the influences in his childhood and also the unfortunate death of his cousin. A great listen for anyone suffering from, or knows someone that might be suffering from mental health issues.
Ryan is joined by Eno Mwamba, a driven Botswanian who came over to the UK in pursuit of great things. He discusses how his winning mentality allows him to stay aligned to his goals. He has recently launched a networking business called MWA Circle, bringing together talented professionals in London and creating a community of winners. Eno demonstrates how a winning mindset can quite literally catapult you towards smashing your goals in life.
Ryan is joined by Niccolo Peruzzo, owner of a modern art shop in Tuscany. Nicco discusses how the virus and its likely affect on future tourism has forced his family to diversify the way they market their art collection. He also offers an interesting insight into how the virus spread so rapidly in Italy, and the problems that the great nation will face beyond the initial recovery.
Ryan is joined by Zaynah Din, a small business owner in London. She explains how her drive and entrepreneurial spirit helped her to launch a start-up in the food delivery market. With insights into her time working at Facebook, Zaynah represents a great role model for young creative women.
Ryan is joined by political consultant Matthew Mann. With a new Labour leader elected, could we really see a national unity government? Matthew examines the suitability that Sir Keir Starmer offers as leader of the opposition and reflects on Boris Johnson's recent performance, future threats and likely direction.
Ryan is joined by Kat Sullivan, a social media consultant from London. Kat gives her advice to individuals and small businesses wanting to grow their brand awareness on social media.
Ryan is joined by Zak Rahman, a psychiatrist in Australia. He provides the lowdown down under, with Australia taking precautionary measures to help prevent the spread of the virus there. Dr. Rahman offers expert advice on how to keep a strong mental health during the self-isolation period.
Ryan is joined by Joel Rosenblatt to discuss how he has used his time during lockdown to create an awareness campaign on type 1 diabetes. Joel provides insight on his history with the disease and also on his time as an actor in South Africa.
Ryan is joined by Declan Sheridan to discuss the long-term affect that the coronavirus will have in the sporting world, focusing particularly on lower league English football. The conversation concludes with a review of The Jam and their influence on society in the 1970's, with messages that are relatable in today's situation.
In a family affair, Ryan is joined by his brother-in-law and sister, Ben and Vicki Surtees. Together they discuss the impact the lockdown will have on them as a young family, particularly with Ben being self-employed. Vicki shares her first hand account of working as a 'national treasure' on the front line in Aldi. The podcast concludes with a humerous look at some of the headlines of the week.
Ryan is joined by Alex Hayes, a self confessed extrovert, to discuss the difficulties that the social lockdown will have on many people. He shares some of the strategies that he has used to remain positive and head strong during this period.
In an informative episode, Ryan hears accounts from two Spaniards on how the lockdown measures have affected their local communities. In Valladolid, Lucia Munoz explains how her family, owners of the only local supermarket in her village, have managed the panic buying. Further South in Andalusia, Clara Selva shares her outlook on the situation, and offers advice on how to keep mindful and stress-free during this difficult period.
Ryan is joined by Erin Bourke and John Celea, both of whom have been on lockdown in Vietnam since early February. In a more explicit and comical episode, the boys discuss their recent experiences before reminiscing the wonders of modern Vietnam. Listen to stories of tubing on rubber, manipulating mushrooms, and going down the badger hole.
Ryan is joined by Katie Jones who was put into lockdown in Costa Rica only 48 hours ago. Costa Rica has taken a hard stand on international travelers having closed off the borders and cancelled all international flights. Katie discusses how she has coped with the situation with a positive outlook on the situation, sharing stories of her love for the country. We finish on a positive note, taking a look at some of the charitable causes Katie has been working on with local NGOs.
Ryan is joined by Carlo Giovanni, an English teacher in China. The boys discuss how online teaching could provide a lifeline to schools across the world, and perhaps a vision into the future for the education industry. The discussion turns to sport, and looks at how the cancelling of major sporting events will have a massive affect on sports stars and fans globally.
Ryan is joined by Alessio Policchini to review the current mood in locked-down Italy. Alessio left Italy in late February for a holiday in India. He discusses the issues he faced as an Italian tourist, at a time when the virus was hitting Europe by storm. The gents finish on a lighter note, touching on Alessio's time as a rock and role star in the early noughties.
Ryan is joined by Sean Loughney, an Irish teacher living in China upon the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. Listen to the lads as they compare their lockdown experiences, providing an insight to the wet markets in China, the hospital crisis in Italy, and the wider issues for Europe as a whole.